Hellenophilia

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noun

A love of Greece and Greek culture, whether ancient or modern.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounHellenophilia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA love of Greece and Greek culture, whether ancient or modern.

    Synonyms: philhellenism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA love of Greece and Greek culture, whether ancient or modern.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἙλλάς“Greece”
  2. EnglishHellenophilia

From Helleno- + -philia, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”).

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Translations

German Hellenophilie
  • HellenophilieTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Hellenophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenophilia

MLA

“Hellenophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenophilia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hellenophilia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenophilia.

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